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maraschino

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌmæɹ.əˈʃiː.nəʊ/
  • UK: /ˌmæɹ.əˈskiː.nəʊ/
  • US, common: /ˌmæɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/
  • US: /ˌmæɹ.əˈski.noʊ/
  • US: /ˌmɛɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/
  • US: /ˌmɛɹ.əˈski.noʊ/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE2 R AH0 S K IY1 N OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: maraschino cherry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sweet, confection

3

noun

Meaning 3

distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: maraschino liqueur

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liqueur, cordial

History

Etymology

From Italian maraschino, from marasca (“morello cherry”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”), from amarasca, from amaro (“bitter”).